Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-02

sUIVeQ 10 make "Wet' night, or
rather' morning, OF their last in old En-
gland. Perhaps the chief topic of con-
versation was the coming wsr in the
Land Of Rubies, and, SO usual in such
vessels, from the hour of deck-svabb1ng
in the early morn till the bugles sound
"Ights OUT" when troops are on board.
little is heard on all sides but the strange
IL sounding names OF places in Hindus
tani, Afghan, or Pathsn, and of others in
the Indies, where ere long the Russians,
leaving Herst, Candahar, and Cabul in
their rear, will be seeking to cross swords
with US.
Happy, and mostly needless Young tel
lows, whose partings with those thev
might never see again were past and
over, revulsion of feeling had set il.
and over their liquor they found that
The chief end of life Is to live and be Jolly.
Where are they g0ing?" asked
special correspondent. "To the 'front.'"
WAS the inysriable reply; but how, when
or Where, these young warriors neither
know nor care. All they are certain of is
that they are going to get as nexr the
enemy IS possible, and that when there
they mean to fight. Meanwhile they dis
cuss, with arefreshing disregard Of exact
history, politics and even ethics, both the
retrospect and the prospect; but turn the
compass as they will, the needle alWavs
points the same wsy-they are going to
| the front. AL cur soldiers on hoard are
rot griffs. There are helmets which have
seen service, and in certain TOrkmanIike
/ baggage lie weapons that have already
| flashed on Indian battlefelds. Not few
| are, perhaps, old frontier men, and some
they are the orsCles amongst us-knoW
| the haybr and Quetta more than by name
only. Their regiments haVe seen service
slong the Afrids troubled borders, CT
garrlsoned that advance post al Shere
Ais end of the BolaB, which his High
ness OF Cabul would give much to hold
to-day.
So amid much laughter and babel of
voices, in which the talk was much OF
the Russian seizure of PEl-t-Khotun snd
PeDJedsh, and now of KhCjsh- Ssleh; OF
Mongals, Shanwsrris and Towokis; OF
Um5eylo, the kOlem valley, and Of the
Rangoo0 river, with Minhlo, Mandelay,
Bhomos, and SO forth, Montague Ions
dale strove to court sleep, as he did lot
! feel, Just then, IL the mood for such
needless and hilarious society.
Bound TO reach Calcutta in thirty-eight
days, the great ship Pagoda was above
5000 tons burden, as stated; but with all
her splendid fitting up and the boosted
luxury OF such vessels, she was not with
out some OF the disComforts that attend
these liners; thus, almost everything
being sacrificed to the saloon, which few
entered but at meal time, the Tiny cabI2s,
With sometimes four occupants il each,
were li.tle 10 anyone's tGsta.
The passenger lay on narrow shelf Cor
q sleeping place-its roof so low chat it
vas almost impossible TO turn without
knocking the head against the planks
above, while the shelf itself was SO high
up perhaps, that ladder W&s necessary
10 reach il. There were pegs all round
hung with garments, Gnd every chauce oi
ones basin and tumbler being used b.
others, while nesrly sll tOii2ttes were
performed in public, and delicate and
refined ladies, 10 reach the bathroom, nee
in deshsbille-tO run the gauntlet O
the quizzirg and critical male passengers
Stewards, and ahip's officers.
In the haze of az early August morn
ing, and while the rays OF the sun wes'
still lingering beyond the higher grOunC
of the Isle Of Wight, the Pagoda, Jude
half steam, dropped down the great e5
tuarg named Southampton Water, ant
Lons6ale, MontressOr and 6 few Otbe
= ung officers--some CT them IockiD
seedy enough after last nights work il
the saloon, and nearly all wearing tn
lightest OF tweed suits, while some Ia
slre&dy-in anticipation Of the teTriEl
heat Of the Red Sea-adopted white hel
NETS with puggaries-Were smoking o.
the poop together; and now the eXposUr
of edifces that form the borough, wit
the splre of St. Michael and of a.
Saints were fading out on the post quar-
ter, with the raised causeWay or promen
ade and ell its stately trees. And aroun
the z. and 0. liner was the opening fair
way, studded with sails and sire axe
with foam and the stir Of ipnumerabl
, steamers.
! On The starboard side, sitter Eas
Cowes Was past, rose the soft beauties G
the Isle of Wight, where the harves
! fields were ready for the sickle; and &
a ready The first glimpse Of the coming az
, tumn could be seen by the glass amid th
> openings where the leaves had alread
! fallen, and where the breeZss were no
= a-H2ying now.
The woodlands were 81 flushed with ii
, last touches of summer, toned down
places by those OF the coming autumn,
''Half frankcd Win spring, with sum.
mer MALT embrowned."
The great white cliffs, gsshed by the
. chimes, stood up, shaded With greg sn
blue shove the sunny sea, a1d as the shi
, gllded Oil, IL quick succession she passe
> Ryde-who Knows not Ryde?-Net
~ Teton Point, and over the wild
: height OF SandoTn Bay, over
shadowed by high dark hills, anG sweer
ing in q beautiful curve from ShaDklin Z
: the Culver Rocks; then came Ventnor c
= its commanding height and even Il
u Pag0da felt the waters OF the cham
Il curing under her fore-foot.
. Lorsdale and Montreasor, more refe
!. tive than most of their companions, we
= thinking when should they look on the
=, NEST English scenes sgsin, and the fo
n mer was feeling that ages had apparent
"a elapsed since he had parted from Melan
~ in their lone and lovely trysting plac
- when lady came on deck, with Sc
~ white knitted hood tied Coquettishly ov
) her bright sunny hair; and she asdvancr
a smilingly towards the group Of officer
10 5ne fsultless white hand unglOved. twin
ing the large sunshade that rested on b
, shoulder, bright smile IN her beautifl
= but sleepiiy-lidded hazel eyes, and Lon
=. dale's heart gave s leap Of dismay
~ recognizing Hilda Tremayne. Hide 6
ing out in the Pagoda tool
- Who can control cirCumstances-W
u among US can be stronger than tate?
evil will come OF this!" thong
"a LOnsdale. "If Melanie hears that u
- girl is in the same ship with me heT c
~ DiOue will he renewed. what will s